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Would you laugh if I told you that you could send an SMS message in 60 seconds with Java? Well stop what you’re doing and believe my friend.
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To get going on your own you’ll need a few things.
- A free Twilio account.
- A Twilio Phone Number.
- The Twilio Java Library.
If you need help setting things up I’ve got a great blog post for you.
Once you have the Twilio library downloaded, create a new file named HelloTwilio.java with the following code and plug in your credentials and phone numbers.
Note the following snippet uses the updated version of the Java helper library.
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install
import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.api.v2010.account.Message;
import com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber;
public class Example {
// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/user/account
public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = "YOUR_ACCOUNT_SID";
public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = "YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN";
public static void main(String[] args) {
Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
Message message = Message
.creator(new PhoneNumber("YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER"), new PhoneNumber("YOUR_TWILIO_NUMBER"),
"Ahoy from Twilio!").create();
System.out.println(message.getSid());
}
}
And just like that you are sending caffeinated text messages!
What’s Next?
We can’t wait to see what you build with a fresh cup of one of our favorite programming languages.
Head on over to the new Tutorials by Twilio for some inspiration and guidance. I dig the Automated Survey one that’s built with the Spark Framework.
Let me know on Twitter or in the comments where you go from here.